FO directs embassy to issue visas to Jadhav's wife, mother: sources

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Ministry issued on Thursday directives to the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi to issue visas to the wife and mother of convicted Indian spy Kulbushan Jadhav, sources informed Geo News.

Kulbhusan Sundir Jadhav alias Hussein Mubarak Patel was arrested on March 3, 2016, through a counter-intelligence operation from Mashkel area of Balochistan for his involvement in espionage and sabotage actives in Pakistan.

Sources added that the Foreign Office (FO) has decided to provide maximum security to Jadhav’s family during their stay in Pakistan.

The Indian high commissioner in Pakistan will be allowed to accompany Jadhav’s family during their meeting with the spy.